Where I Ate Last with Tony Astle: Bivacco
This week on Where I Ate Last, Tony Astle ate at Bivacco, a fine dining Italian restaurant on Auckland’s Customs Street. He sampled the beef carpaccio, fried calamari, the BBQ wagyu tongue, and the delicious trevelly crudo. LISTEN ABOVE Recipe of the Week: Lime Marinated Raw Fish (Pacific Style)…
Where I Ate Last with Tony Astle: Gion
This week, Tony Astle ate at Gion. Named after an ancient district in Kyoto, Gion Japanese Restaurant gives an ambience of the old Japan. Chef Akira Kugue describes his food as simple, heart-warming, and traditional, and his goal is to bring the original taste and visual experience of Kyoto to his…
Where I Ate Last with Tony Astle: Copia
Tony Astle returned for a chat about where he Ate Last: Copia. Located in Orakei Bay, the restaurant offers a range of seasonal menus all cooked to perfection. Tony sampled the caramelised lamb sweetbreads with pickled butternut squash, shiitake mushroom, macadamia nuts, and quince, which was ful…
Where I Ate Last with Tony Astle: Bianca
This week Tony Astle ate at Bianca, a pasta shop and restaurant run by Hayden Phiskie. He sampled the perfectly executed cappelletti, the tortiglioni, the panna cotta, and gave the beef tartare four ticks. The service was excellent from start to finish, and every server knew their stuff. LISTEN A…
Where I Ate Last with Tony Astle: Kingland Social
This week Tony Astle ate at Kingsland Social. Owned and run by Chef Phil Clarke and his wife, the restaurant is more family oriented than his previous ventures and according to Tony, the food is "casual in style but pretty good". He had the Caesar Salad, the Crispy Calamari Salad, the Greenstone C…
Where I Ate Last with Tony Astle: Gochu
This week Tony Astle ate at Gochu, a new Korean restaurant in Auckland’s Commercial Bay. He sampled the Waiheke Oysters Te Mataku, the Tuna crudo with chojang and pickled nashi, the crispy eggplant with doenjang glaze, tofu cream, topped with sesame, and the chargrilled pork belly with a chilli ap…
Where I Ate Last with Tony Astle: Grand Harbour
This week Tony Astle ate at Grand Harbour, a Chinese fine dining restaurant with a host of delicious traditional recipes. He sampled the Pork and vegetable spring rolls, the Xiaolongbao, the spinach and prawn dumplings, and their famous deep fried squid. "I have consumed many more dishes at thi…
Where I Ate Last with Tony Astle: The Engine Room
This week Tony Astle ate at The Engine Room, an Auckland restaurant with a focus on seasonal dishes and locally grown produce. He sampled the Bluff Oysters, the Grass Fed Scotch Steak with Maitre d’hotel butter, Hapuku -the catch of the day- with eggplant, caponata, and saffron aoli, and the twice…
Where I Ate Last with Tony Astle: Original South Indian recipes at Sahana
This week Tony Astle ate at Sahana, a South Indian restaurant specialising in Chettinad cuisine. Their website boasts the cuisine to be the most aromatic in India, synonymous with spice that has a kick even for the Indian palate. Tony sampled a variety of both vegetarian and non vegetarian dishes,…
Where I Ate Last: Advieh at InterContinental Auckland
This week Tony Astle ate at Advieh, a restaurant in the new InterContinental Hotel in Auckland. With ‘Advieh’ being Persian for spice, the menu boasts a fusion of Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, and the finest local produce. Tony sampled the Marlborough oysters, the natural and grilled kingfish c…